The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-15
FOREIGN.
The Fall of the Bastile commemo-
rated In Paris Without Trouble.
The Name of souIanger Greeted
with Cheers.
Another Debate In the House OF
Commons.

/ Chy Ohb NCtClhiAbJu w udNO ~ unubtoboou
that they were not to be interfered with
Houses not displaying decorations were in
many cases assailed with stones but no
great damage was done. Cries of 'Vive
Boulanger" filed the air. and the Marseil-
laise was heard on every side.
2P. M.-Thus far the fall OF the Bastile
has been commemorated with quiet and de-
corum. A demonstration was made at the
statue at Strasburg this morning. but 1t was
entirely Of peaceful nature. Members Of
the Patriotic League and of other associa-
tions, with banners and trumpeters, march
ed past the statue and deposited upon 1t
colossal memorial crowns. AS this was
done there we're a few cries from the pro-
cession Of ''Vive la France" ''Viye la
Republique," and "Vive Boulanger."
President Grevy and ministers were greet
ed with some isolated cries Of. "Viye Bou-
langer" and "Resign," and few Kisses on
the arrival at Long Cram u witness the
review, but the cries Of "vh. rubli
que" predominated, and the peop,s .,en.>
generally disposed to be friendly. The re-
view Of the troops passed OIL without 1,
cldent witnessed by an orderly crowd which
cheered the troops heartily. The populaee
have vanished.
LONDON, July l4.-The Unionists will abb
stain from voting ON the bankruptcy clause
Of the land bill IL they are not abandoned.
In the face Of the threatened prolonged OPP
position to the bill, many Of the COnserva-
tiyes are urging the government TO be con-
tent to pass the lease-holders' clause, and TO
leave the remainder Of the new bill over till
the next session.
This mornings London Times denies the
report that the Marquis of Londonderry in
tends to resigned the Office Of Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland.
The military element in Sofia is turbulent
and is calling upon Major Petrof, new
minister OF war, to resign.
DUBLIN, July 14-Information has been
sworn out at Corey County Wexford, charg-
ing Capt. Hamilton with setting ire to
house from which tenant had been evicted.
The magistrates refused TO grant warrant
for Capt. Hamilton's arrest, but he will be
summoned to court to answer to the charge.
LONDON, July 14-ln the House Of Lords
this afternoon Baron Ashbourn, Lord Cham
ceuor OF Ireland, moved the second reading
Of the crimes bill. In making the motion he
deSerfbsd the bill as q measure intended to
peounteraot the criminal demoralizing system
of intmidat4Sp now reigning in Ireland,
system that eoeEcied loyal people and inter
ferred with every relation Of life. Neither
sex or age was spared from the odous fcr0-
ciousc owardly tyranny 1t was SANDER upon
the trades unions TO comP2re them with the
National League, and 10. was absolutely
startling 70 hear Gladstone>> 70 CLOAK the
ab0minable system OF boycottfhg under the
euphemium Of exclusive dealing" The
bill was called a coercion bill, but what
liberty existed In the country WHERE man
was not allowed to take grazing, build
house, or supply goods to neighb0rs without
exposing himself to outrage and murdSr,
where people could not buy, sell, employ, or
be employed, without being subjected TO
direct tyranny In submitting the measure
that was necessary for the protection Of
honest subjects the ministers had right to
rely upon the loyal corporation Of the op
position instead Of resolute obstruction.
(Cries of Hear, hear" A weak bill would
be worthless and this measure, while strong
enough to be terror to evil doers, would
not 1eopardise the liberty OF single inno-
Granville said he would not deny that the
government finding itself unable to maintain
law and order by existing machinery had
right to apply to parliament for further pow
ers, but when restrictions were proposed sus-
pending common personal rights the elearest
proof was required to justify an exceptional
law. The state Of Ireland was as peaceable
now as in 1885,, when ordinary law was found
tobe sufficient. Everybody now knew that the
real aim Of the bill was TO suppress c0mbina-
tions that interfered with the policy of the
government and 10 brand them as illegal. 1t
was the undOubted right of every man 10
deal with his neighbors or not as he liked.
The measure was Of a deplorably dangerous
character, and would certainly lead TO grave
evils in Ireland The opposition having done
its utmost to resist the passage Of the bill
must leave upon the government the respon-
sibility for the results.
The Duke of Argyle, Lord Carnarvon and
others spoke and the bill was read a second
time. The measure will be discussed In
committee tomorrow.
In the Commons this evening, Lord Ram
dolph Churchill, resuming the debate ON the
land bill, objected TO Mr.. Bannerman's
raising a false issue. There was a general
agreement, he said, on the point that the bill
was absolutely necessary to afford relief TO
the Irish tenantry. IL was great mistake
to impute want OF good faith to the govern
ment in the proposals Of the bill The gov
ernment had been forced to offer Temporal
ry land measure before the session closed,
for no more odious duty could devolve upon
tine Irish government than that TO administer
the crimes act unaccompanied by a measure
which would satisfy the tenantry. (Cries Of
Hear" "hear.")
Proceeding to examine the clauses of the
bill he supported Dillon's criticism on the
restriction Of the lease-h0lder's clause, which
he hoped the government would amend. He
did not see that the tenantry would derive
gny benefit from the clause dealing with
evictions. (Parnellite eheers) He would
fear to entrust Irish agents, advisers Of
landlords, with the powers conferred upon
them under that clause. (Cries of "Oh"
from the Conservative benches and cheers).
What would have been the state of Ireland
If this clause had been In operation last win
ter? He did not doubt that from one-quar-
ter to one-half Of the tenantry would have
been evicted, and the result would have
been state of tumult and disorder appall-
ing to contemplate. Cheers. 1t was not
within the limit of physical possibili-
ties to deal with the clause OF this section
The bill must be lightened by throwing it
over. The bankruptcy clause was equally
Objectionable, in as much as 1t would tend to
lower the moral tone Of the tenantry, besides
producing an unmeasurable mass of litiga-
ton. Cheers from the Irish benches.) The
government in view of the slarge number Of
tenants, who, 1t was expected would be
forced into bankruptcy seemed to be trying
to build up system OF Nationsl credit ON a
widespread foundation of National lnsolyen-
cy. III the government, with the Irish menu
bers would agree to deal with the arrears and
revision OF the judicial rents Instead Iof the
bankruptcy clauses, the bill would be de-
prived Of its worst features and become ac-
ceptable to the country. (Cheers)
Sir William Vernon Harcourt cOngratulat-
ed Lord Randolph on his clear exposition OF
the defects Of the bill. III Lord RandOlph's
speech led to a new development OF the bill,
the House would have no difficulty In pass
ing 1t. Lord Randolph had performed cap
ital operation under chlor0form, upon the
measure. transforming ltS motive ana leaV-
ing the mere skeleton of the bill. If the
government assented. the House would now
try to put some decent clothing on the skele-
ton. Let the government throw overheard
the clauses that both the Tories and Liber-
ais opposed, and the bill, going without de
lay into committee, would lind an easy pas
| sage.
Mr.. Goschen, Chancellor Of Excheouer,
| speaking in behalf Of the government, said
| that while they would not attempt TO dis
| guise the difficulty of the task, they must
refuse to buy a single vote by making any
| concession against their convictions.
Mr.. Parnell, upon rising, was loudly
| eheered. He said the government proposed
to abolish evictions by executing them under
| another name, with the object OF getting rid
| Of the records Of such transactions as eric
| tions. The attempt to bolster up judicial
| rents as a basis for purchase would defeat its
| oan end, because the land would not be
| purchased on a judicial basis. He warned
| the government that their land scheme would
| not affect the national feeling in Ireland.
| The present measure would simply be re-
garded as a monument Of stupidity and in
| aptitude. A speedy revision of rents was
| absolutely necessary. He suggested IL the
| government was not disposed to accept the
advice. the Cowper commission might at
Il